GRANDMA MARY’S COWBOY BOOTIES
SIZE: NEWBORN
KNITTING NEEDLES, SIZE 2
1 OUNCE BABY OR FINGERING WEIGHT YARN
1 STITCH MARKER OR LOOP OF CONTRASTING YARN
2 STAR OR FLOWER PONY BEADS
CROCHET HOOK OF A SIZE THAT WILL EASILY FIT THROUGH BEAD HOLE
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND HINTS:
"INCREASE" MEANS TO "MAKE ONE", I.E., LIFT THE RUNNING THREAD BETWEEN THE STITCHES AND PLACE IT ON THE LEFT NEEDLE, THEN KNIT INTO THE BACK OF IT.
"FRONT" OF WORK MEANS THE SIDE FACING THE KNITTER, NOT NECESSARILY THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE KNITTED PIECE.
"WRAP NEXT STITCH AND TURN WORK" MEANS TO SLIP NEXT STITCH FROM THE LEFT NEEDLE TO THE RIGHT NEEDLE AS IF TO PURL, BRING THE YARN TO THE FRONT OF THE WORK BETWEEN THE STITCHES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT NEEDLES, TURN THE WORK AROUND, SLIP THE PREVIOUSLY SLIPPED STITCH BACK TO THE RIGHT NEEDLE, PULL WORKING YARN SNUG AND CONTINUE KNITTING FROM THE LEFT NEEDLE.
"BEAD" MEANS TO DO THE FOLLOWING: PUT CROCHET HOOK THROUGH BEAD FROM TOP THROUGH BOTTOM HOLE, CATCH SLIPPED STITCH ON LEFT NEEDLE WITH HOOK AND PULL YARN LOOP THROUGH BEAD; PLACE STITCH BACK ONTO LEFT NEEDLE, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO TWIST IT, AND KNIT THE STITCH WITH THE BEAD ON IT.
IINSTRUCTIONS:
LOOSELY CAST ON 40 STITCHES, LEAVING A TEN INCH TAIL OF YARN FOR WEAVING THE SOLE SEAM.
KNIT ONE ROW (RIGHT SIDE).
ROW 2 (WRONG SIDE): KNIT 20, INCREASE, KNIT 20 (41 STITCHES).
ROWS 3, 5 & 7: KNIT 3, INCREASE, KNIT TO WITHIN THREE STITCHES OF END OF ROW, INCREASE, KNIT 3.
ROW 4: KNIT 21, INCREASE, KNIT 1, INCREASE, KNIT 21 (45 STITCHES).
ROW 6: KNIT 22, INCREASE, KNIT 3, INCREASE, KNIT 22 (49 STITCHES).
ROW 8: KNIT 23, INCREASE, KNIT 5, INCREASE, KNIT 23 (53 STITCHES).
ROW 9: KNIT 23, INCREASE, KNIT 7, INCREASE, KNIT 23 (55 STITCHES).
ROW 10: KNIT 23, INCREASE, KNIT 9, INCREASE, KNIT 23 (57 STITCHES).
ROWS 11 THROUGH 16: KNIT EVEN.
ROW 17: KNIT 14, PLACE MARKER, KNIT 18, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, WRAP NEXT STITCH, TURN WORK, KNIT 8, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, WRAP NEXT STITCH, TURN WORK. FROM THIS POINT ON, THE SECOND STITCH OF THE 2 KNITTED TOGETHER WILL BE THE STITCH THAT WAS WRAPPED ON THE PREVIOUS ROW. CONTINUE IN THIS WAY UNTIL THE 2 STITCHES KNITTED TOGETHER ARE THE LAST 2 BEFORE THE MARKER, REMOVE MARKER AND WRAP NEXT STITCH, TURN WORK AND KNIT TO END OF ROW (37 STITCHES).
ROWS 18 THROUGH 20: KNIT EVEN.
ROW 21: KNIT 12, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, KNIT 9, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, KNIT 12 (35 STITCHES).
ROWS 22 AND 24: KNIT EVEN.
ROW 23: KNIT 11, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, KNIT 9, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, KNIT 11 (33 STITCHES).
ROW 25: KNIT 10, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, KNIT 9, KNIT 2 TOGETHER, KNIT 10 (31 STITCHES).
ROWS 26 THROUGH 39: KNIT EVERY ROW UNTIL BOOT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES FROM CAST ON EDGE TO TOP, ENDING WITH A RIGHT SIDE ROW.
ROW 40: KNIT 15, YARN OVER, KNIT 1, YARN OVER, KNIT 15.
ROW 41: KNIT 15, DROP YARN OVER, WITH YARN IN BACK SLIP NEXT STITCH AS IF TO PURL, DROP YARN OVER, KNIT 15.
ROW 42: KNIT 15, WITH YARN IN FRONT SLIP NEXT STITCH AS IF TO PURL, KNIT 15.
ROW 43: KNIT 15, BEAD SLIPPED STITCH, KNIT 15.
ROW 44: KNIT 14, WRAP NEXT STITCH AND TURN WORK; KNIT 12, WRAP AND TURN, KNIT 11; WRAP AND TURN, KNIT 10, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 9, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 8, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 7, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 6, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 5, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 4, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 3, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 2, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 22 TO WITHIN 2 STITCHES OF END OF ROW; WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 12, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 11, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 10, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 9, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 8, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 7, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 6, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 5, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 4, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 3, WRAP AND TURN; KNIT 2, WRAP AND TURN, KNIT 9 TO END OF ROW (31 STITCHES).
ROW 45: KNIT LOOSELY.
BIND OFF LOOSELY IN KNIT, LEAVING A TEN INCH TAIL OF YARN FOR WEAVING THE BACK SEAM.
WEAVE SOLE SEAM. WEAVE BACK SEAM. WEAVE IN YARN ENDS.
FOR COLOR VARIATIONS, SEE "GRANDA MARY’S BABY BOOTIES" PATTERN.
Copyright 2005 by Mary Or5um Jewett